The power to charge a fee includes the power to "exempt any person or matter from payment of the fee".

School age dependants of student visa holders may be exempt from the requirement to pay tuition fees for their education (Prep to Year 12) in Queensland state schools. 'School age dependant' of a student visa holder means a member of the family unit of the student visa holder who has turned 5, but has not turned 18 (see the Migration Regulations 1994 [Cth]). Any exemption only applies for the duration of the primary student visa holder's course of study in Queensland.